From 281e96f9d6f61373c86873b1508842a38b5a7be9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:21:02 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/8] Remove the project history from AUTHORS.md --- AUTHORS.md | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md index cd039d9aa53..1a2d1210aa0 100644 --- a/AUTHORS.md +++ b/AUTHORS.md @@ -1,10 +1,5 @@ # Project Contributors -This project was started in 2017 by [Leonardo Uieda](https://www.leouieda.com) -during [an NSF funded postdoc](https://www.leouieda.com/blog/hawaii-gmt-postdoc) -with [Paul Wessel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pål_Wessel) at the University of -Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. - The following people have contributed code and/or documentation to the project (alphabetically by name) and are considered to be "PyGMT Developers": From ec0bb5f6b26d30be6eed371963bbac0215c003e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:21:21 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/8] Remove the link to the 'PyGMT Team' from AUTHORS.md --- AUTHORS.md | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md index 1a2d1210aa0..4f05738ca24 100644 --- a/AUTHORS.md +++ b/AUTHORS.md @@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ The following people have contributed code and/or documentation to the project | [Xingchen He](https://github.com/Chuan1937) | [0009-0004-7182-2252](https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7182-2252) | Chengdu University of Technology, China | | [Yohai Magen](https://github.com/yohaimagen) | [0000-0002-4892-4013](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-4013) | Tel Aviv University, Israel | | [Yvonne Fröhlich](https://github.com/yvonnefroehlich) | [0000-0002-8566-0619](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8566-0619) | Unaffiliated | - -Individuals who have made significant contributions to PyGMT are recognized on the -[PyGMT Team](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/team.html) page. From 4f1f5987ceeb521281e587009d43b6cbd84f077d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:21:58 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/8] Change AUTHORS.md title to 'PyGMT Developers' --- AUTHORS.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md index 4f05738ca24..5ebfcf3ff8e 100644 --- a/AUTHORS.md +++ b/AUTHORS.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Project Contributors +# PyGMT Developers The following people have contributed code and/or documentation to the project (alphabetically by name) and are considered to be "PyGMT Developers": From 568b979f35f342473491833e75425b5efccbbe50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:23:37 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Explicitly mention the PyGMT project --- AUTHORS.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md index 5ebfcf3ff8e..dac9f0c3b19 100644 --- a/AUTHORS.md +++ b/AUTHORS.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # PyGMT Developers -The following people have contributed code and/or documentation to the project +The following people have contributed code and/or documentation to the PyGMT project (alphabetically by name) and are considered to be "PyGMT Developers": | Name | ORCID | Affiliation | From ffc71bd8f0e969e7bbce72024777c49319e02146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 20:21:56 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Add authorship and team links to README --- AUTHORSHIP.md | 6 +++--- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORSHIP.md b/AUTHORSHIP.md index a9d963f2b58..ded82e5093c 100644 --- a/AUTHORSHIP.md +++ b/AUTHORSHIP.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ The following are the ways in which individuals who have contributed will be rec ## The `AUTHORS.md` file -Anyone who has contributed a pull request to the project is welcome to add themselves to -the `AUTHORS.md` file. This file lives in the repository and is packaged with -distributions. This is an optional process. +The `AUTHORS.md` file lists PyGMT Developers. Anyone who has contributed a pull request +to the project is welcome to add themselves to the file. This file lives in the +repository and is packaged with distributions. This is an optional process. ## Changelog for each release diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e6cc3d20532..2980349ab01 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ The development of PyGMT has been supported by NSF grants [OCE-1558403](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award/?AWD_ID=1558403) and [EAR-1948602](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award/?AWD_ID=1948602). +## About Us + +PyGMT is maintained and governed by the [PyGMT Team](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/team.html). +For a list of PyGMT Developers, see +[AUTHORS.md](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/AUTHORS.md). +For authorship and contributor recognition guidelines, see +[AUTHORSHIP.md](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/AUTHORSHIP.md). + ## Related projects Other official wrappers for GMT: From 24c4ccfc3858653ee846c5fb3a3ce3d02121bcb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 20:54:24 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Remove About Us from README.md --- README.md | 8 -------- 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2980349ab01..e6cc3d20532 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -185,14 +185,6 @@ The development of PyGMT has been supported by NSF grants [OCE-1558403](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award/?AWD_ID=1558403) and [EAR-1948602](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award/?AWD_ID=1948602). -## About Us - -PyGMT is maintained and governed by the [PyGMT Team](https://www.pygmt.org/dev/team.html). -For a list of PyGMT Developers, see -[AUTHORS.md](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/AUTHORS.md). -For authorship and contributor recognition guidelines, see -[AUTHORSHIP.md](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/AUTHORSHIP.md). - ## Related projects Other official wrappers for GMT: From 08199c39b6effb82f8e0a9799abb413bd9e0cdab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 21:04:08 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Clarify the PyGMT team in AUTHORSHIP.md --- AUTHORSHIP.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/AUTHORSHIP.md b/AUTHORSHIP.md index ded82e5093c..3d122578e84 100644 --- a/AUTHORSHIP.md +++ b/AUTHORSHIP.md @@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ The `AUTHORS.md` file lists PyGMT Developers. Anyone who has contributed a pull to the project is welcome to add themselves to the file. This file lives in the repository and is packaged with distributions. This is an optional process. +## The PyGMT Team + +[The PyGMT Team](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/doc/team.md) is +a group of individuals who maintain the PyGMT project, make decisions about the +direction of the project, and manage release cycles. The team also includes +distinguished contributors who have made significant contributions to the project in +many ways and who are selected by a vote of the active maintainers before each release. + ## Changelog for each release Every time we make a release, everyone who has made a contribution (commits or PR From 2ec1423a411412cfda908622b757e1282390e0a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dongdong Tian Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 06:29:05 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Apply suggestion from @weiji14 Co-authored-by: Wei Ji <23487320+weiji14@users.noreply.github.com> --- AUTHORSHIP.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/AUTHORSHIP.md b/AUTHORSHIP.md index 3d122578e84..07e65acf97c 100644 --- a/AUTHORSHIP.md +++ b/AUTHORSHIP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ repository and is packaged with distributions. This is an optional process. a group of individuals who maintain the PyGMT project, make decisions about the direction of the project, and manage release cycles. The team also includes distinguished contributors who have made significant contributions to the project in -many ways and who are selected by a vote of the active maintainers before each release. +many ways in the project's history. ## Changelog for each release